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Nunc est bibendum Domine [Now is the time for drinking]: P.14886-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Nunc est bibendum Domine [Now is the time for drinking]
Portrait of Joseph Groves, Under Butler of Oriel College, Oxford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Loder, Robert (printmaker)

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Description

Etching on paper. Oval. A three-quarter-length portrait of a middle-aged gentleman facing front with head turned towards the right. He wears a wig and holds a brimmed hat in his right hand. His coat is buttoned up to the neck with a necktie tucked in at the top. A densely hatched background with a deal of surface tone. Etched onto the plate along the edge of the oval at lower left: 'R.t Loder Oxford'. A latin inscription engraved on the plate below: 'Nunc est bibendum Domine'. A portrait of Joseph Groves, Under Butler of Oriel College, Oxford. See Royal Collection, RCIN 655554.

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Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Note

Height 209mm (plate) x width 151mm (plate)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14886-R
Primary reference Number: 225497
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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